as in deposit
something that you promise to give someone if you cannot pay back a loan
They put up their house as collateral for the loan.
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Recent Examples of collateral
Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Interest rates are lower than on typical credit cards, but the catch is that your home is your collateral.
—Francesca Walton, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
Víctor Rosario, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Rice was a breakout star for the Chiefs last season but legal troubles and an injury to his lateral collateral ligament (LCL) in his right knee have sidelined him.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Take a deep breath because these claims form just one part of a clumsy web of viral content, in which Ronaldo, Messi and their children are part of the collateral.
—Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Interest rates are lower than on typical credit cards, but the catch is that your home is your collateral.
—Francesca Walton, Forbes, 18 Feb. 2025
Adjective
Your home will be used as collateral, though, so make sure not to miss payments.
—Víctor Rosario, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025
Rice was a breakout star for the Chiefs last season but legal troubles and an injury to his lateral collateral ligament (LCL) in his right knee have sidelined him.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for collateral
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The agreement, which the two sides still have not signed, would give the U.S. access to Ukraine's rare earth deposits and could be of value to U.S. aerospace, electric vehicle and medical manufacturing.—
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arkansasonline.com,
7 Mar. 2025
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This same Hemingway typewriter apparently went within a whisker of becoming the most valuable of all time when Angelina Jolie put an $11,000 deposit on it at a $250,000 sale price, then changed her mind.—
Mike Hanlon,
New Atlas,
6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Entrepreneurs who participate commit to mentoring young people from peripheral communities who want to start tech businesses, creating a virtuous cycle of knowledge sharing and opportunity creation.—
Angelica Mari,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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While insurance typically will not cover these elective procedures, if your peripheral eyesight is substantially impaired because of overhanging eyelids, some insurers may cover an upper bleph; an advance comprehensive vision test is required.—
Elycia Rubin,
The Hollywood Reporter,
8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Air Force has already issued its finding that there is no significant impact, though, in a related document penned by Air Force Co. Marcia Quiqley, the director of Space Force Mission Sustainment.—
Richard Tribou,
Orlando Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2025
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The parties also state their potential resolution would end a related case involving Colorado State and Utah State suing the Mountain West.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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By Wednesday afternoon — the start of the new league year — there’s a good chance Alexander might have been traded or released, which will give the Packers an additional $6.8 million of salary cap space.—
Rob Reischel,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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That would require additional shifts in programming schedules, production crews and on-air sports teams — and some sort of guarantee that advertisers believed earlier rounds of play were worth supporting.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Buttons provide basic access to a tuner and a looper, though the associated app unlocks more complex options.—
Nate Anderson,
Ars Technica,
10 Mar. 2025
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Smart contracts automate routine tasks such as compliance checks and transaction settlements, reducing administrative burdens and associated costs.—
Geoff Ira,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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He’s done stuff that’s gotten him attention that was not acting.—
Mikey O'Connell,
The Hollywood Reporter,
12 Mar. 2025
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Photograph: Simon Hill; Getty Images Losing all the stuff on your phone was no big deal before the smartphone age.—
Simon Hill,
WIRED,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This year, most of that supplemental water won’t be there.—
Laura Paskus,
The Denver Post,
11 Mar. 2025
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Multiple builders offer the prospect of a home for elderly or other family members, a space for work or a place for guests, and the chance to earn supplemental income from tenants.—
Nick Rosenberger,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The investigation revealed that eyewitnesses, texts, and contemporaneous disclosures corroborated the women’s accounts.—
Erica Vladimer,
New York Daily News,
8 Mar. 2025
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That’s when a British chap named Anthony Ernest Pratt rightly figured there would be demand for a whodunnit parlor distraction that took its cue from the popular, contemporaneous murder-mystery novels by the likes of Agatha Christie.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Collateral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/collateral. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.
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